Patents by Inventor Carol L. Davis

Carol L. Davis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7704226
    Abstract: An external infusion device for delivering insulin from a reservoir into a body of a user includes the capability to deliver time-shifted basal insulin. The external infusion device includes at least one drive mechanism operatively couplable to the reservoir to deliver insulin into the body of the user, at least one processor to control the external infusion device, at least one power supply, at least one display device operatively coupled to the processor to provide visual information to the user, at least one input device operatively coupled to the processor to allow the user to command the processor, and a housing. Time-shifting of basal insulin occurs when a portion of basal insulin is added to a bolus, to a current basal rate, or to a bolus and a current basal rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Medtronic Minimed, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Mueller, Jr., Carol L. Davis, Paul H. Kovelman, Mike Charles Vallet Tolle, Gary L. Williams, Linda I. Torres
  • Patent number: 5832535
    Abstract: A genital covering for covering only one's genitals while that person is undergoing examination and preparation for surgery, during the actual surgical procedure, and additionally while one is undergoing tanning on a tanning bed. The covering includes a front body section which is releasably adhered to the abdomen of the person and a lower elongated section which extends through the person's legs and is provided with a distal end which is releasably attached to the back of the person, in an area which is generally above the buttock area. While covering only the genitals, the person's abdomen, thighs and buttocks are left completely exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Inventor: Carol L. Davis